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The mission has been plagued by delay, concerns over access and bickering between China and the United States

A 58-year-old grandfather of eight US citizens had an outstanding deportation order from 15 years ago

The variant is thought to be more transmissible, and could also be associated with higher mortality

Protests are beginning to undermine support for Modi in the countryside

Sales of wines, beers, and spirits halted, more products to follow

Farmers and their workers are also abandoning agriculture in droves

The drive to take place amid relentless violence despite the govt and the Taliban opening peace talks in September

Yellen will take the lead in the effort to win Congressional support for Biden's proposed $1.9tr economic rescue plan

Both sides say they reached an amicable settlement to the dispute

Despite success in handling pandemic, borders to remain shut to non-citizens this year

Britain has the world’s fifth-highest toll from Covid-19 and reported a further 1,631 deaths and 20,089

A slower-than-expected rollout of vaccines in the European Union has added to the worries

He was sworn as the nation’s top diplomat by majority votes

Remarks are an apparent signal to US President Joe Biden to tread cautiously in any diplomatic engagement with Iran

Iran has repeatedly said it can quickly reverse its violations of the deal if U.S. sanctions are removed

COVAX said 1.8 billion doses would be supplied to 92 poorer countries in 2021

US, which passed 25 million confirmed cases last weekend, remains the country with the largest outbreak

Indian court's ruling frustrates campaigners battling to address widespread sexual abuse against women, children

Zartaj says flow of industrial waste into rivers or streams completely prohibited in federal capital

The results of trial also revealed that it was reducing patients' viral load and their time to recover from disease

In 2018, Trump reimposed sanctions after pulling Washington out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear pact with world powers

Covid-19 patients are advised to use pulse oximeter to monitor oxygen levels at home

AstraZeneca told the EU on Friday it could not meet agreed supply targets up to the end of March

Conte lost his majority in the Senate after coalition partner Italia Viva party quit from the Government

Tension between AstraZeneca and Pfizer to lead to new restrictions

The first vaccines to arrive will be provided to healthcare workers

Preventive measures are being taken against emergence of any new Covid-19 variant

UK raising human rights concerns with Sri Lankan government including forced cremation of Covid-19 bodies, says envoy

Dollar value rose to its highest this week and strengthened by 1.6% in past three weeks

Any attempts to undermine or derail the IGN process will prove counterproductive, says Akram

To reflect their immense pride in making the achievement in their country's name, the team sang the Nepali anthem

Sinopharm jabs also feature in the vaccine orders of other US allies in the region, like Egypt and Morocco

At this stage, continuing travel ties with the world poses a risk to health and economy

Citizens are thinking twice before traveling for the holiday season due to restrictions

Thousands of farmers enter historic Red Fort complex, hoist flags after clashing with police, who fired tear gas

Country’s strategy to trace clusters of cases rather than conduct mass tests could face limits as virus cases surge

Minister says govt intends to extend Asghar Haider’s term

Tells IHC it will review Unlawful Online Content Rules in consultation with PTA, stakeholders

Experts warn small dams are not a silver bullet for arid parts

Says confrontation 'will always end up harming every nation's interests and sacrificing people's welfare'

Company says the two-dose regimen of vaccine was still expected to be protective against the variants detected to date

This has been the most severe crisis for the world of work since the Great Depression of the 1930s, says the ILO chief

Tse was on global most-wanted list and was of “significant interest” to law enforcement agencies in multiple countries

The United Kingdom has the world’s fifth worst official death toll - more than its civilian toll in World War Two

UAE has already vaccinated over two million of its approximately 10 million population

India has mapped out a plan to vaccinate around 300 million people by July-August

The UAE, along with Bahrain, signed a US-brokered deal in September to normalise relations with the Jewish state

China reports fresh new cases casting a pall over demand prospects in the world’s largest energy consumer

In UN conference, stresses over suspension of debt repayments for most stressed countries until the end of pandemic

The ships “caught red-handed” transferring oil from one to another says Iranian coast guard